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1946–2026 United States
Dolly Rebecca Parton (January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music.
United States Actresses Authors Businesswomen Composers Also known as: Parton, Dolly
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“My style is my soul and my feelings. I’ll tell the world in my songs what I wouldn’t have told my mother.”
My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973)
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow you gotta be willing to put up with the rain.
The Scrapbooker's Guide to Business : What You Need to Know Before You Invest (2003)
My joke [is that] if I have any regrets, it’s that I got caught with some of the stuff that I had no regret about.
I look so totally artificial, but I’ve always been the simplest person in the world.
It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.
That's my therapy; my little guitar's my friend, And when I'm in that zone – I call it my 'God zone' – I just love that time.
It's hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world
Due to health challenges, Dolly postponed her December 2025 Las Vegas residency. She humorously referred to it as her "100,000-mile check-up," clarifying it wasn’t related to cosmetic surgery.
I just depend on a lot of prayer and meditation. I believe that without God I am nobody, but that with God, I can do anything.
My first phone was two tin cans tied together with string, and it worked pretty good.
I’m almost 78 years old. When you get older, you see everything, you’ve been through everything, and you can take a new spin on something that might have been right for you 10, 15 years ago.
My nails are my rhythm section, when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.
I hope life treats you kind
Jolene (1974)
It's been a long dark night
New Harvest...First Gathering (1977)
I’ll go into a closet and wonder, ‘Now, what in the hell did I come in here for?', There’s nothing that makes me happier than writing a song.
It is true that I look artificial, but I believe that I'm totally real. My look is really based on a country girl's idea of glam. I wasn't naturally pretty, so I make the most of anything I've got.
In October 2025, Dolly reassured fans about her health, saying, "I don’t think God is through with me... I ain't done working." She humorously added, "I ain't ready to die yet."
I’ve been at this so long, I’ve worn some of the most bizarre things – my hairdos have always been so out there, At the time you think you look good, then you look back on it, like, what was I thinking?
I’ve been grateful for every good thing ever happened, God has always blessed me, surrounded me with good people. I pray that every day God will bring all the right things, all the right people, into my life.
You can have your choice of men but I could never love again
Jolene (1974)
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